August and September Blanket Squares

Hi all,

For anyone participating in the 24 in 24 blanket square project, here are your blanket square patterns for August and September.

If you don't know what the heck I'm talking about, you can read all about it in this post from January 2024. Please feel free to make any or all of the squares, there's no commitment or special deadlines! And remember, they're actually rectangles, no need to make them square as long as they're 10 inches in length.

At the end of the year, I'm going to pull all these together into one big formatted pattern with some instructions for arranging/joining/collaborating. Stay tuned for that!

August Squares

SQUARE 15: EYELETS

Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches plus 3.

Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: (K2, K2tog, YO) to last 3 sts, K3.
Row 4: Purl

Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on, ending with a Row 2.

SQUARE 16: GARTER AND SLIP STITCH

Cast on a multiple of 6 stitches plus 4.

Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K1, (Sl 2 with yarn in front, K4) to last 3 stitches, Sl 2, K1
Row 3: K1, (Sl 2 with yarn in back, K4) to last 3 stitches, Sl 2, K1
Row 4: Repeat Row 2
Rows 5-8: Knit

Repeat these 8 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on, ending with a knit row.

September Squares

SQUARE 17: PILLAR STITCH

Cast on an even number of stitches.

Row 1: K1 (YO, K2, pass YO over those 2 stitches, K2) to last stitch, K1
Row 2: Purl

Repeat these 2 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on.

SQUARE 18: SEED STITCH VARIATION

Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches plus 3.

Row 1: P1, K1, (P3, K1) to last st, P1
Row 2: K3, (P1, K3) to end

Repeat these 2 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on.

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